The 21st-century black librarian in America : issues and challenges / edited by Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako), Julius Jefferson Jr., Akilah Nosakhere.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Information literacy instruction in K-12 education : what does the research say about success in the 21st century? / Siliva Lloyd -- Inequality of resources in school libraries in the 21st century / Joyce F. Ndiaye -- Challenges as a Black school librarian in the 21st century : why I choose to stay / Angela Washington-Blair -- The "qualified" Black librarian / Barbara Montgomery -- The charge and challenge of the Black school library media specialist / Ayodele Ojumu -- Swimming against the tide : library media specialists in urban schools / Karen Lemmons and Andre Taylor -- Winning the future with 21st century school libraries / Gloria J. Reaves -- Meeting the needs of the African American students in the school media program / Pauletta Brown Bracy -- What does Black public librarianship look like in the proverbial information age? / Linda Bannerman-Martin and Sandra Michele Echols -- Servant librarianship and the importance of African Americans mentors / Rhea Brown-Lawson -- Becoming a leader within the library profession / Rose Dawson Timmons -- Making the grade : an African American library director in a majority community / Jos N. Holman -- Designing and promoting public library services for teens of color without losing one's sanity / Syntychia Kendrick-Samuel -- Adultism : discrimination by another name / Tamara Stewart -- Public libraries in the 21st century / Lucille Cole Thomas -- National and international challenges of Black librarianship / Ruth M. Jackson, Ph.D -- Academic art librarianship and the Black librarian / Deirdre D. Spencer -- Managing HBCU academic libraries during economic recession : challenges and expectations for Black library deans and directors / Felix Unaeze -- Managing the academic library : the role of the Black librarian leader in three different institutional environments / Dr. Theresa S. Byrd -- Not just a drop in the bucket : Black instructional librarians teaching for academic success / Lisa A. Ellis -- Medical libraries, information technology and the African American librarian / Ellie Bushhousen -- Achievements of selected 21st century African American health sciences librarians / LaVentra E. Danquah -- Why did I become a special librarian? / Phyllis Hodges -- The Southern California Library : opening the doors to the next L.A. / Michele Welsing -- The dark but good side of diversity in corporate libraries / Brendan Thompson -- We need some color up in here : educating and recruiting minority librarians in Indiana / Michele Fenton and Deloice Holliday -- A charge to keep I have / Steven Booth -- Massachusetts Black Librarians Network, Incorporated : commitments and challenges to our 21st century presence / Em Claire Knowles -- Going the distance : supporting African America library and information science students / Angel K. Washington Durr -- African American faculty in LIS : unresolved issues in a new era / Maurice B. Wheeler, Ph.D -- Technology skills for the 21st century / Fantasia Thorne -- Archival and digital music challenges with historically black college and university (HBCU) libraries / Gladys Smiley-Bell and Harvey J. Stokes, Ph.D -- Web 2.0 in libraries / Jennifer W. Baxmeyer -- From MARC to MARS : the impact of technology on librarianship / Allene Farmer Hayes -- HBCU library alliance : preserving our culture / Ira Revels -- The Black body at the reference desk : critical race theory and Black librarianship / Tracie D. Hall -- Diversity in librarianship : is there a color line? / Cheryl L. Branche -- Beyond the spectrum : examining library recruitment of Blacks in the new millennium / RaShauna Brannon and Jahala Simuel -- Exploring the generational transfer of tacit and explicit librarianship knowledge / Johnnie O. Dent and Valeda Dent Goodman -- Your world outside the library / Carol Nurse -- The 21st century Black librarian : renewing our commitment to liberation and cultural activism / Taneya D. Gethers -- Dismiss the stereotypes! : combating racism and continuing our progress / Margaret J. Gibson -- Walking in the footsteps of giants : my journey in public libraries / Emily Guss -- In retrospect and forward : issues facing Black librarians / Binnie Tate Wilkin -- E.J. Josey : the internationalist / Mary and Herb Biblo -- A soldier in E.J. Josey's army / Linda Saylor-Marchant -- Pay it forward for Effie Lee Morris : a tribute / Satia Orange.